随大溜”,亦作随大流”,随”表示跟随,追随(follow)”。随大流”比喻跟着多数人说话或行事”,可以翻译为follow the general trend,swim with the tide”,也可以表示盲目跟从...
揭老底”,中文俗语,揭”表示揭露(expose,unmask)”,揭老底比喻揭露一个人的底细、短处”,与英文习语dig up dirt”意思相近,表示uncover negative information about someone or...
冰冻三尺非一日之寒”,字面意思是冰冻了三尺,并不是一天的寒冷所能达到的效果(It takes more than one cold day for the river to freeze three feet deep)”。比喻一种情况的形成,是经过长时间的积累、酝酿的,与英...
车到山前必有路”,中文俗语,字面意思是The cart will find its way round the hill when it gets there”,比喻事先不用着急,到时候问题总可以解决(things will eventually sort themselve...
事后诸葛亮”,中文俗语,意思是指事后自称有先见之明的人、马后炮(be wise after the event; second guesser),带有贬义。诸葛亮是三国时期蜀汉丞相(the Prime Minister of the state of Shu Han during the...
未雨绸缪”,汉语成语,意思是趁着天没下雨,先修缮房屋门窗(repair the house before it rains)。比喻事先做好准备工作,预防意外的事发生(take precautions beforehand,provide against the future,save (...
门可罗雀”,字面意思是大门之前可以张起网来捕麻雀(birds can be caught by a net at the door)”,罗”做动词表示张网捕捉(catch birds with a net)”,门可罗雀”用来形容十分冷落,宾...
打退堂鼓”,中文俗语,本意是指封建官吏退堂时打鼓。现在比喻在达到目的之前先退缩、放弃(give up a pursuit without attaining the goal),与英文习语draw in one's horns”意思相近,可以表示make a retr...
情人眼里出西施”是一句中文谚语,西施”是中国古代四大美人之一(one of the four legendary beauties of ancient China),这句话常用来比喻由于存在感情,不论对方外表如何,都会觉得对方是完美的,看不到对方的缺点,可以翻译为beaut...
守口如瓶”,汉语成语,字面意思是闭口不谈,像瓶口塞紧了一般(keep one's mouth shut as that of a jar)”。比喻说话谨慎,严守秘密,可以翻译为 be tight-mouthed,button up one's mouth,或z...